Cost of living comparison
Hanoi is 1.4% cheaper than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Hanoi instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 70.1% less for restaurants
|
Brazzaville
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.38
FCFA8,751
|
$1.96
₫50,019
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.87
FCFA4,790
|
$5.32
₫135,552
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
FCFA1,400
|
$0.46
₫11,657
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
FCFA908
|
$0.28
₫7,024
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Brazzaville
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.01
₫25,785
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.78
₫121,739
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.22
₫132,884
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$1.69
₫42,998
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.68
₫42,730
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.60
₫40,688
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.46
₫11,833
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.76
₫19,407
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.47
₫12,057
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.44
₫11,309
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.58
₫14,747
|
pay 19.0% less for transportation
|
Brazzaville
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
FCFA2,613
|
$3.48
₫88,496
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$7.86
₫200,076
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$39,295.00
₫1,000,381,922
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.34
₫136,052
|
|
pay 57.6% less for housing
|
Brazzaville
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$8.56
₫217,978
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$559.96
FCFA340,773
|
$339.65
₫8,646,798
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$360.53
FCFA219,405
|
$203.41
₫5,178,448
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$621.28
FCFA378,090
|
$62.58
₫1,593,085
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
|
Brazzaville
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$49.10
FCFA29,881
|
$240.68
₫6,127,339
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,355,364
|
$12,685.27
₫322,944,721
|
|
pay 67.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Brazzaville
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.85
FCFA2,953
|
$0.98
₫25,010
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
FCFA2,518
|
$1.87
₫47,618
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.38
₫35,013
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$24.74
₫629,786
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.72
₫120,046
|
|
pay 11.4% less for clothing
|
Brazzaville
|
Hanoi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
FCFA34,992
|
$31.89
₫811,771
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
FCFA36,514
|
$26.96
₫686,267
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.00
FCFA60,856
|
$83.38
₫2,122,805
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
FCFA33,471
|
$93.95
₫2,391,746
|
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